081 Chapter 6 Conclusion At my age, you try to understand as best as you can, the things that happen to you in life and in the world around you … to try and make sense of everything. The bad things about ageing are the pain and the loneliness, sometimes. And the services that aren’t there to help you. Everyone likes to talk, talk, talk, but when it comes to the crunch time, there isn’t much action, and you need to fight to get things. But as you get older, you don’t always have the energy to fight for everything. I wish the government would take more notice of older people. It’s because of older people that we are where we are today. All the hard work and contribution we made – during the war, after the war, and the reconstruction. We never had anything given to us on a silver platter. We have always worked very hard, and we still do. I hope the government takes notice of this. —Maggie, 80